with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
to burst open; to pop; to split
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
with a momentary flash of light
to shed light; to cast light
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
intuition; instinct; hunch
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to pierce through; to break through
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
moment; brief space of time
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
femoral region; thigh area
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
pulmonary alveolus; alveoli; air cell; air sac
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
all but dead; half killed
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)